Roger Bacon was born in c. 1214 in either Ilchester or Bisley, England
He was born into a wealthy family
Due to his family's wealth, he earned a very nice education growing up.
Education
Roger Bacon studied mathematics, astronomy optics, alchemy, and languages.
Career
Roger Bacon was an English philosopher.
Became a master at Oxford.
Bacon was also a scientist and Franciscan friar of the Medieval period.
Was the first European to describe how gunpowder was made.
He was also known as Doctor Mirabilis (Doctor Mirabilis means wonderful teacher)
Bacon lectured at the University of Paris.
In 1256 Bacon became a Franciscan friar.
End of Life
Roger Bacon died in 1292 in Oxford, England
Known one really knows where or what he was doing around the time he died.
School of Thought
Major Beliefs
Roger Bacon's major belief is summarized as:
"Neither the voice of authority not the weight of reason and argument are as significant as experiments from which come peace to the mind." ~Roger Bacon
Major Teachings
His teachings included topics such as:
Causality
Motion
Being
Soul
Substance
Truth
Major Writing
Major Works
Opus Maius (OM)
Opus Minus (OMi)
Opus Tertium (OT)
Summa Grammatica (Summary of Grammer; c. 1245)
Summa de Sophismatibus et Distinctionibus (Summary of Sophisms and Distinctions; c. 1240-1245)
Summulae Dialectices (Summary of Dialects'; c. around 1250s)
De Multiplicatione Specierum (On the Multiplication of Species; c. 1250s-1260s)
Biography
Early Life
Education
Career
End of Life
School of Thought
Major Beliefs
Major Teachings
Major Writing
Major Works
Legacy
Accomplishments
Further Reading